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elephant clicking

When a technical person (developer, engineer, scientist, et al.) uses a UI tool to solve a problem instead of the command line or underlying program.

The 'elephant' comes from the PostgreSQL elephant and the many related SQL GUI clients that allow developers to avoid using SQL from the command line for queries. However, this phrase is not limited to PostgreSQL and can refer to any other GUI or related to tool that allows a user to click around to find their way.

This phrase originated at Even Financial, an incomparable Fintech company in the heart of NYC.
Alex: I use the debugger to step-through my code when there's unexpected behavior.

Ross: STOP ELEPHANT CLICKING, YOU ELEPHANT CLICKER!!!

Cocking Nora 

The phrase "cocking nora" is British slang for "Fucking Hell" as "cocking" is another way to say fucking and "Nora" is used to day hell like in the phrase "bloody nora".
Cocking Nora!, I just hit my car against the wall.

mask cocking 

When a person wears their face mask and covers their mouth but leaves their nose hanging out and exposed.
People need to cover their noses too when they wear face masks instead of mask cocking with their noses hanging out.
mask cocking by Frisco Bella May 28, 2020

cocking it off 

High on speed, I ended up cocking it off all night

shirt cocking

the act of wearing only a t-shirt and no bottoms, thus exposing ones cock
When I went to burning man, I noticed a lot of people from the Meghan's Law website shirt cocking around me.
shirt cocking by Mr. Liquor Face October 15, 2010
To enjoy arranging for and watching other men have rough demeaning sex with one's wife. Often perceived as a masochistic humiliating experience for the husband as opposed to normal swinging.
I would have never guessed the neighbor was into cucking until he asked me to bareback his wife like a cheap whore in front of him.

Cheryl stopped bringing men home after she realized her husband enjoyed cucking more than fucking her.
cucking by bryken7 July 28, 2016